*NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR MONDAY 2ND MAY 2022* *PUNCH* Royal houses move against choice of new Olowu Why aviation industry remains in recession Union Over 50 companies shut down over forex, power crises Investigation Pension funds now N13.88tn, 61% invested in bonds, T-bills Report Deficits, debts portend grave economic crisis Lawan, other northerners to join APC presidential race Power must return to South, Ohanaeze replies northern elders 2023: Plateau PDP clears ex-minister, 18 others for gov Jonathan hasnt informed us of presidential ambition- Niger Delta Forum Bombed train: Over 100 railway security proposals hit NRC daily Nigerias inflation may worsen to 16.1% in 2022 IMF Blackout hits CBN, army headquarters, others over network vandalism 95% of Lagos buildings breach mandatory test, risk collapse Expert Lagos pays 10,380 retirees N39bn pensions Bayelsa wants NDDC to complete abandoned bridge project Universal Insurance expands to increase accessibility Operators expect tough 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alleged murder Three-storey building collapses in Lagos, residents trapped Beaten tricycle rider mobilises thugs, attacks Abuja community Police nab Kwara women over stolen goods, recover freezers, generators Cab drivers arraigned for robbing, sexually assaulting Lagos passenger Man hides N1.1bn fake travellers cheques in project books Lagos police investigate illegal detention, corruption at SCID Eid-el-Fitr: Keep believing in Nigerias leadership, Gbajabiamila urges Nigerians Transport to heaven: Pastor demands apology from Arise TV over trending video BREAKING: Three-storey building collapses at Ebute Metta, Lagos Stop rehabilitating terrorists, CAN urges FG, felicitates Muslims Suspected vigilante kills pastor in Rivers community Banks, Fintechs competitionll boost economy IMF Before Femi Adesina tasted power Campaign expenditure and excessive nomination fees Nigerian politics as investment in underdevelopment Nigeria, others top list of global measles outbreak Report Cancer not 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